Influence of Reinforcing Plant Fillers on the Strength Properties of Composite Materials with an Ice Matrix

This article describes a method of producing composite materials with an ice matrix from distilled water reinforced with plant fillers of different biological composition and morphology: coniferous needles, wood chips, cedar cone scales, cedar nut shells, luffa, and linen fibers. We studied the bending strength and strain of the composite samples and showed that the reinforcement of the ice matrix with plant fillers makes it possible to control their physical and mechanical properties by creating stronger materials as compared to ice. We identified the quantitative dependences of strength characteristics of the composite materials on the type and composition of the reinforcement component and determined the optimal variants of reinforcing ice with plant substances.